The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-17
Billy.

1t was boy of who provided last Sunday S
fun in the pew of city church, writes Gilsey in
the Utica Observer. His elderly father has been
equity this spring, and had a lot of leeches ap-
piled to his refractory legs. After the innocent
leech had been used he put the little fellow into
q fish globe and made what he called natural
barometer. He drew my attention 10 their pc
culiaritieS When the weather was fine the
leeches were near the top; when it was stormy
they Rugged the bottom; when it was windy
they went rafting around like circus riders.
One particularly large and active leech was the
boys favorite. Johnny fished him out with a
paper cutter and named him Billy. He fed him
on the back of the cooks neck and on his oldest
sisters pug dog. So Billy waxed lusty and very
hilarious. After hours of play Billy would be
put back with his relatives in the fish bowl.
Sunday found the small boy at peace with all
the world and anxious to share its pleasures. To
that end Billy was fshed out of the bowl, inn
prisoned in pomade pot, and carried off to
church.
The boys two maiden sisters were taking in
all the bonnets and thinking how sweet their
family doctor looked in check suit, when they
became conscious that their little brother was
cropping around their feet.
What is the matter with your" snapped the
elder; sit up on your seat.
Il don't want to-" whimpered the boy; 81
want to find it."
wait till after church. suggested the other
lady, supposing it was a china alley or an
agate
'Itn be lost forever if l wait, persisted SON
n.y. AN wouldn't lose him for a dollar"
what is it you have lost?" asked the elder
as she grabbed the boys hand, that was travel
ing carefully up her garter.
BILLY; he's been gone some time" said the
boy, almost crying.
"Billy, the feechg" gasped the Mortified wo-
man.
DO yer suppose it's Billy the Kids" sneered
the yOungSter.
Pale with horror and all the CHASTITY possibili-
ties of the accident. those two women rose and
pushed out of the church. The boy made a
rapid search of the haSsockS and carpets, and
with a sort of instinct rushed after his sisters.
He overlook them in the vestibule. Mary was
clenching her clothes in the neighborhood of her
waist and holding the garments as far away as
possible. Martha asking her in broken
tones if she thought she'd got it. Let me see, -
says the youngster You aims SO apt to have
it as Martha for she was next to me when Billy
skipped"
Martha thus encouraged, gave yell and
clutched her hustle.
"Oh, dear, some thing stuck me like pin, "
sobbed the disturbed maiden.
BILLY, for doughnut," shouted the wretched
boy, as the blaze door swung open and the
people began to pour out.
What's the natter asked an anxious parish
ioner of the disturbed maiden.
They're hunting Billy, my pet leech," ex-
planned Bub; Il lost it loose in church"
Amid great laughter the girls escaped and
few on the wings of fear for the paternal man
sion. In less time than they ever undreSSed be-
fore the ladies disrobed and hunted for Billy.
1T much be back in the church. groaned the
lad, as his sisters came down stairs after the un-
successful search.
Twenty minutes later, when the family end a
few friends were sitting down to luncheon, there
came triumphal howl from the boy: ''Unbut-
ton me quick it's Billy. | got him myself all
back in safety in the seat of Johnny's little
KnickerbockerS.